How many renters in Ankeny, IA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Ankeny, IA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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42.4% (±7.2 points) of renting households in Ankeny, IA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

29.3% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 26.4% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 42.4% (±7.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 29.3% (±5.8 points)
Median share of income: 26.4% (±2.7 points)

Rent as a share of income in Ankeny

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Ankeny	Polk County	Iowa	United States
Less than 15%	13.7% (±4.3 points)	12.7%	17.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	12.0% (±3.6 points)	13.5%	14.6%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	21.3% (±4.6 points)	15.6%	12.8%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	10.5% (±2.8 points)	12.0%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	13.1% (±4.3 points)	10.7%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	29.3% (±5.8 points)	35.5%	35.2%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Ankeny against Polk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Ankeny	Polk County	Iowa	United States
Paying 30% or more	42.4% (±7.2 points)	46.2% (±2.3 points)	43.9% (±0.8 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	29.3% (±5.8 points)	35.5% (±1.9 points)	35.2% (±0.6 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	26.4% (±2.7 points)	28.4% (±0.9 points)	27.4% (±0.3 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$64,607 (±$5,957)	$49,375 (±$1,747)	$43,297 (±$758)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,319 (±$72)	$1,149 (±$16)	$972 (±$6)	$1,413

In Ankeny, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Polk County (46.2%).

It is not measurably different from Iowa (43.9%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Polk County, Ankeny ranks 10 of 16 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 336 of 895.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Ankeny

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Ankeny
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Ankeny	—	42.4% (±7.2 points)	—
Saylorville	3.7 mi	14.1% (±40.7 points)	Not measurably different
Elkhart	6.0 mi	42.4% (±36.1 points)	Not measurably different
Johnston	6.9 mi	46.2% (±9.0 points)	Not measurably different
Polk City	7.2 mi	45.3% (±40.5 points)	Not measurably different
Bondurant	8.0 mi	32.5% (±23.6 points)	Not measurably different
Altoona	8.3 mi	47.4% (±13.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pleasant Hill	10 mi	47.6% (±18.3 points)	Not measurably different
Windsor Heights	10 mi	62.2% (±23.8 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Polk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
4	Des Moines	48.8% (±3.2 points)
5	Pleasant Hill	47.6% (±18.3 points)
6	Altoona	47.4% (±13.1 points)
7	Johnston	46.2% (±9.0 points)
8	Polk City	45.3% (±40.5 points)
9	West Des Moines	42.8% (±4.4 points)
10 (tie)	Ankeny	42.4% (±7.2 points)
10 (tie)	Elkhart	42.4% (±36.1 points)
12	Clive	41.5% (±11.8 points)
13	Urbandale	38.5% (±8.5 points)
14	Bondurant	32.5% (±23.6 points)
15	Grimes	27.9% (±10.3 points)
16	Saylorville	14.1% (±40.7 points)

Showing 13 of 16 places in Polk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Ankeny

Are renters in Ankeny rent-burdened?

42.4% of renting households in Ankeny pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Ankeny spend on rent?

The median renting household in Ankeny, IA spends 26.4% (±2.7 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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